Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2008 Avalanche Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-12
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-35
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
Rear Axle .......................................................5-47
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-48
Front Axle ......................................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-50
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-56
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-57
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-61
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64
Operating Mode ........................................5-30
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-53
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